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Spot-backed Antshrike

hypoedaleus guttatus

Thamnophilidae

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19 cm. Male is black above with white drop-shaped spots. Wings and tail black, banded with white. Below white, the lateral chest feathers with black rims. Belly and crissum ochraceous. <NThe female is buffy with white areas. Song is a fast series of high whistles, unlike any other antshrike, lasting for 4-6 sec. Calls are a piercing "pyeeeeeeyeuw" and an abrupt "chrrt" ^44 . Forages in the mid-canopy of humid forest usually in dense foliage. Solitary or in pairs. A canopy-dwelling antshrike of the Atlantic forest region. Relatively common in humid primary and secondary dense forest and borders. Throughout the area. Most common in the Serra do Mar between Rio de Janeiro and S<C4>o Paulo: less so in the <8E>Serra Mantiqueira<8E>. Also south of S<C4>o Paulo, e. g. near <8E>Iguape, PE Jacupiranga<8E>and<8E>Cananeia<8E>. Found inland in suitable habitat as far as the Pantanal in the northwest ^56,^114 and Paraguay. A lowland species, found up to 600 meters. To about 500 meters at<8E>Fazenda Intervales Remold . 5352 Song. Boraceia, 11<10>14<10>93. Sunny, 30<91>C. Forest.: 9840 Song. Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba, 10<10>15<10>99. Sunny, 27<91>C. Forest.: 734 Calls. 10<10>15<10>99, Corisco trail, Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. Sunny, 30<91>C. Primary forest. With /Procnias nudicollis .: 4695 Song. Recording by T. A. Parker, III.: 14667 Call, Caraguatatuba, 8<10>14<10>00. Recording by J. Minns.: 4107 >:

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Structured account sections

Description

Voice

Song is a fast series of high whistles, unlike any other antshrike, lasting for 4-6 sec. Calls are a piercing "pyeeeeeeyeuw" and an abrupt "chrrt" ^44 .

Behavior

Forages in the mid-canopy of humid forest usually in dense foliage. Solitary or in pairs.

Habitat and status

A canopy-dwelling antshrike of the Atlantic forest region. Relatively common in humid primary and secondary dense forest and borders.

Distribution

Throughout the area. Most common in the Serra do Mar between Rio de Janeiro and S<C4>o Paulo: less so in the <8E>Serra Mantiqueira<8E>. Also south of S<C4>o Paulo, e. g. near <8E>Iguape, PE Jacupiranga<8E>and<8E>Cananeia<8E>. Found inland in suitable habitat as far as the Pantanal in the northwest ^56,^114 and Paraguay. A lowland species, found up to 600 meters. To about 500 meters at<8E>Fazenda Intervales Remold .

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Release-specific historical evidence — the three releases remain separate; none is canonical

Release history

This work was published as three separate releases: the Disc 3 release first, the Disc 2 release later, and the Disc 1 release in 2011. Differences between them are historical release differences and are never merged.

Disc 3 in this release's bird list (aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 2 in this release's bird list (aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 1 (2011) in this release's bird list (aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)

The account in the Disc 1 (2011) revision

The 2011 Disc 1 revision carries this account text unchanged from the Disc 3 release.

Historical taxonomy

WORLD

hypoedaleus guttatus

Spot-backed Antshrike

Thamnophilidae

Antbirds,Antwrens

CLEMENTS

hypoedaleus guttatus

Spot-backed Antshrike

Thamnophilidae

Antbirds,Antwrens

AOU_HM

hypoedaleus guttatus

Spot-backed Antshrike

Thamnophilidae

Antbirds,Antwrens

Recordings